The correct answer is: C. Rajasthan
Gujarat is a state in western India. It is bordered by Rajasthan to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Maharashtra to the south, and the Arabian Sea to the west. The state has a population of over 60 million people and is the fifth most populous state in India. The capital of Gujarat is Gandhinagar.
Rajasthan is a state in northwestern India. It is the largest state in India by area, covering an area of 342,239 square kilometers (132,048 sq mi). The state is bordered by Haryana and Punjab to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Gujarat to the south, and the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh to the west. The capital of Rajasthan is Jaipur.
The other options are incorrect because:
- Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. It is bordered by Rajasthan to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the east, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the southwest, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the west. The capital of Madhya Pradesh is Bhopal.
- Maharashtra is a state in western India. It is the second most populous state in India, after Uttar Pradesh. The state is bordered by Gujarat to the north, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Telangana to the south, Karnataka to the southwest, Goa to the west, and the Arabian Sea to the west. The capital of Maharashtra is Mumbai.
- The Arabian Sea is a marginal sea of the Indian Ocean, lying between India to the west and Sri Lanka and the Maldives to the south. The Arabian Sea is connected to the Gulf of Aden to the northwest by the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, to the Indian Ocean to the east by the Laccadive Sea and the Gulf of Bengal, and to the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest by the Gulf of Aden.